Conjecture
Conjecture verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.
Usage example: he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less
Figure and conjecture are semantically related. in speculate topic. In some cases you can use "Figure" instead a verb "Conjecture".
Figure
Figure verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.
Usage example: let's figure the juice in the pan to be about a cup and just add it to the mix
Conjecture and figure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conjecture" instead a verb "Figure".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Actually, writing "Arthur as a real historical figure" falls into this by default since so little is definitively known and so much is conjecture about the topic.
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